Alexandria's July 7: The end of a federal occupation, the start of the automobile age, and nearly a century in between
Alexandria's July 7: The end of a federal occupation, the start of the automobile age, and nearly a century in betweenBetween 1838 and 1925, the seventh of July became an unusually consequential date on Alexandria's civic calendar. A federal courthouse, the end of the Civil War occupation, the cornerstone of a new high school, and the city's first traffic light all trace back to this single day.dlvr.it